da betway： Many Liverpool fans have been reacting on social media after Jurgen Klopp interrupted his press-conference to describe Divock Origi as a ‘Liverpool legend’.
da realsbet： The German head coach was speaking ahead of the Reds’ Champions League Group Stage tie with Belgian side KRC Genk, with a win needed to keep the pressure on SSC Napoli at the top of Group E.
Origi has scored 31 goals in 112 games for Liverpool across all competitions, netting vital strikes in recent years to become an unexpected hero that helped the Anfield outfit go on to clinch their sixth European Cup last season.
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His brace against FC Barcelona as Liverpool fought back to overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit proceeded a goal in the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur. The 27-cap international had already found the back of the net to ensure the Reds beat Everton earlier in the campaign, too, and the winner at Newcastle in the penultimate weekend of the league season.
Origi also scored important goals for Liverpool against Borussia Dortmund in 2016 during the Reds’ road to the Europa League final, when he netted the opening goal in Germany and his side’s first goal in the second-leg having fallen two goals behind.
The 24-year-old is far from first-choice in Klopp’s plans with Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane his more-often favoured front three, but the Liverpool boss is a clear admirer of Origi going by his recent statement.
When asked at his press conference about Genk’s track record of producing great talents, Klopp interrupted the reporter who had named Kevin de Bruyne and Kalidou Koulibaly as examples by saying: “Divock Origi, don’t forget him. Liverpool legend, by the way, [he’s] pretty famous here.”
Here are some of the reactions shared to Klopp describing Origi as a ‘Liverpool legend’…